The Journey Toward Complete Recovery: Reclaiming Your Emotional, Spiritual and Sexual WholenessFounder of the Institute for Staged Recovery in New York City and creator of "Authentic Process Therapy," Picucci is an addictions counselor who bases his methods primarily on personal experience. In this updated edition of his self-published Complete Recovery, Picucci describes a "Stage Two" recovery program for evolving beyond freedom from addictions to "holism," which encompasses joy, bliss, love, empowerment, creativity, respect for all life, and peace. Picucci makes an interesting distinction between recovery from addictions and childhood traumas" and "recovery of fulfillment, wisdom, serenity, and emotional, spiritual and sexual wholeness. Using a structure of 12 stations, which can be visited and revisited in any order as often as needed, he guides readers through six fundamental and six emergent modules of this process for healing the "spiritual-sexual split" and the "cultural pain... of oppressed minorities," and ultimately achieving the "shame-free presentation of self." Picucci says he offers "nothing less than a re-birthing process" through a combination of one-on-one psychotherapy, support groups and spirituality. His own life experiences as a gay man, once married, now HIV positive, surviving AIDS, cancer, a heart attack, triple-bypass surgery and drug and alcohol addictions give him a uniquely credible perspective on healing and wholeness. In his cogent, well-organized handbook, Picucci functions a bit like the gay shamans who had a special place in North American Indian tribes. His compassionate acceptance of diversity will inspire many readers to care to take the next step and seek the help they need. |
Contents
The Journey Begins | 19 |
The Path of CommunityBased Healing | 29 |
1 | 36 |
Dissolving Barriers to Complete Recovery | 43 |
Chris Story | 49 |
Getting Through the Mask | 59 |
Getting Through Severe Depression | 65 |
The Six Emergent Station | 127 |
The Fruits of the Tree | 157 |
SUPPORT AND EMPOWERMENT | 183 |
The Uses of Medication in Recovery | 201 |
Transforming Our World | 211 |
Acknowledgments | 221 |
Bibliography | 229 |
About the Author 241 | |
Other editions - View all
The Journey Toward Complete Recovery: Reclaiming Your Emotional, Spiritual ... Michael Picucci No preview available - 1998 |
The Journey Toward Complete Recovery: Reclaiming Your Emotional, Spiritual ... Michael Picucci No preview available - 1998 |
Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Write for Life: Healing Body, Mind, and Spirit Through Journal Writing Sheppard B. Kominars No preview available - 2007 |